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A11
news
Thursday, October 23, 2014 www.guardian.co.tt Guardian
DAVID CUFFY
Carnival bandleader
Stephen Lee Heung was
"a working artist who
believed that if you cre-
ated the ideal costumes
there would be masquer-
aders ready to play the
mas."
So said Lystra Tang in
offering the eulogy at the
thanksgiving service cel-
ebrating the life of the late
93-year-old Carnival icon
at the St Theresa s RC
Church, De Verteuil
Street, Woodbrook, yes-
terday.
She added: "Stephen
was always interested in
Carnival since the days
his uncle and aunt pro-
duced bands in the 1930s.
"With this background
and encouragement from
his friends he developed
and pursued an enduring
interest in producing
mas."
His mas camp was
always a happy beehive
of activity filled with
helpers, hangers-on and
all manner of friends and
family, she said, adding
that he was happiest
cooking his special dishes
and ensuring everyone
had a hot meal and always
assisted by his wife, Elsie.
"We all know about his
many achievements as
one of the noted band-
leaders of the golden era
of Carnival.
"He was recognised for
his contribution to our
country s culture and
received several awards
including the Humming
Bird (Gold) Medal.
"He was the first to
carry the mas abroad and
achieved many other
firsts, all part of Carnival
history, and now docu-
mented both visually and
in text in the recently-
published book We Kinda
People.
"Fortunately, Stephen
had the satisfaction to
have seen this book cov-
ering his many accom-
plishments," she added.
Days after the launch
of the book, produced by
researcher of T&T s cul-
ture Alaska-based Ray
Funk, and local photog-
rapher George Tang, Lee
Heung died at the St Clair
Medical Centre of a chest
infection.
In continuing the eulo-
gy, Tang stated: "Sadly,
Stephen suffered a stroke
17 years ago and it was at
that time of his life that
I saw the best of Stephen.
"He is to be admired
for keeping his sense of
humour, his sense of pur-
pose, even as his life
compressed into a smaller
and smaller circle, he still
kept up with the world
around him and his fam-
ily and friends, arranging
his annual birthday cel-
ebration, and giving out
his New Year money
charms.
"Never once did I find
him in a bad mood. It
amazed me to see how
much spirit he had even
Masman extraordinaire laid to rest
Lee Heung's last parade
Relatives of veteran mas man Stephen Lee Heung, inset, carry his casket following his funeral service at the
St Theresa's RC Church, De Verteuil Street, Woodbrook, yesterday. PHOTO: RISHI RAGOONATH
after so much had been
taken away."
Parish priest Fr Gervase
Girod, in delivering the
homily, said he had
administered the Sacra-
ment of Extreme Unction
to Lee Heung ten days
before he died.
"He lived a successful
life," said Girod, "in the
areas of Carnival, mar-
riage and spirituality. He
produced beautiful and
touching mas that pleased
everyone. Stephen lighted
up the Grand and North
Stands with his presen-
tations."
Lee Heung was instru-
mental in the formation
of the Bandleaders Asso-
ciation in 1967 and once
served on the present
National Carnival Bands
Association (NCBA) as
treasurer.
He won the coveted
Band of the Year title on
five occasions, including
a hat-trick in 1975, 76
and 77, for which he
retained the Angostura
Challenge Trophy.
Among members of
the mas fraternity at the
service were Rosalind
Gabriel, Brian MacFar-
lane, Raoul Garib, Peter
Samuel, Canute Spencer,
David Cameron, Wrenrick
Browne and Anthony
Alleng.
After the service, the
body was taken to the
crematorium, Long Cir-
cular Road, St James, for
cremation.